Lobo gris vs Prickly Coontail

Canis lupus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

Lobo gris is Critically Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lobo gris	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Ceratophyllum
Species	Canis lupus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Lobo gris

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lobo gris	Prickly Coontail
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	13 years	—
Average Length	1.6 m	—
Average Weight	45.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lobo gris

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lobo gris

El lobo gris (Canis lupus), el cánido silvestre más ampliamente distribuido, se extiende desde América del Norte a través de Eurasia en hábitats diversos que incluyen la tundra, bosques y praderas. Son animales altamente sociales que viven en manadas familiares lideradas por una pareja reproductora dominante. Como depredadores clave, los lobos regulan las poblaciones de presas y moldean profundamente la estructura del ecosistema, como demostró su reintroducción en Yellowstone. Antes muy perseguidos, las poblaciones se están recuperando en muchas regiones.